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Nosy neighbors!
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koditten
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Can you actually do that? I get grief from the wife every time I take a wizz next the garage. "be carefull! you're gonna end up on indecent exposure list!"
If I can wizz in my backyard without going to jail because the neighbors kid saw me I would be in heaven.
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KO
crewchief888
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i acknowldege one of my neighors.
sometimes....... mom owns the house, altho i've never seen her outside the house in the 8 years we've been here,
son is the laziest SOB i've ever seen, wont lift a finger to do anything, he'll sit back and wait for his wife to take care of anything outside the house.
neighbor or the other side is a little more tolerable, used to talk to him nearly everyday when i got home from work.
had a minor falling out after one of his dogs grabbed my dog by the back of the neck.... by the time i got to the dogs, to break up the fight, my dog had his dog by the throat.
i seperated them, my dog relaxed wehn i pulled her away, his dog made lunge at me, he caught a fist right between the eyes.
neighbor got pissed and started cussing me for hitting his dog....
i reminded him that my was dog was chained, and on my property when his dog started the fight. suggested to him to keep his dogs on his property from now on.
that was 3 years ago, i do wave and say hello when i see him, his dogs stay in his yard now.
sometimes....... mom owns the house, altho i've never seen her outside the house in the 8 years we've been here,
son is the laziest SOB i've ever seen, wont lift a finger to do anything, he'll sit back and wait for his wife to take care of anything outside the house.
neighbor or the other side is a little more tolerable, used to talk to him nearly everyday when i got home from work.
had a minor falling out after one of his dogs grabbed my dog by the back of the neck.... by the time i got to the dogs, to break up the fight, my dog had his dog by the throat.
i seperated them, my dog relaxed wehn i pulled her away, his dog made lunge at me, he caught a fist right between the eyes.
neighbor got pissed and started cussing me for hitting his dog....
i reminded him that my was dog was chained, and on my property when his dog started the fight. suggested to him to keep his dogs on his property from now on.
that was 3 years ago, i do wave and say hello when i see him, his dogs stay in his yard now.
Harry Gerrard
Banned
IONH
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I wear headphones, that way no hard feelings. I often have nothing playing as suggested. Mine wanted to have a conversation though every time and I'm sorry that I actually work on my yard and they just put around their dirt field.
mmack66
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Can you actually do that? I get grief from the wife every time I take a wizz next the garage. "be carefull! you're gonna end up on indecent exposure list!"
If I can wizz in my backyard without going to jail because the neighbors kid saw me I would be in heaven.
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KO
I read all of the time here on GJ that if it is your property, you can do whatever you want in it or on it. So go for it!
wedge40
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Wow a lot of stuck up people on here. I'm lucky, my driveway is a tenth of mile long, so I get out get the mail and finish my drive up to the house. I know and chat with one neighbor at the end of the driveway. I always wave at cars in the area, and if I make eye contact with someone I say hi and try an smile.
If I had people who seemed to be pushy, I see no reason not to make an excuse and move on. At times you might have to be blunt, but I wouldn't let it bother me.
Push come to shove. "Man I really got a pee, see ya later"
Wedge
If I had people who seemed to be pushy, I see no reason not to make an excuse and move on. At times you might have to be blunt, but I wouldn't let it bother me.
Push come to shove. "Man I really got a pee, see ya later"
Wedge
If that is the case you are well and truly fucked! You can't hide your ****, or when you are not home. Making the bad guys your friend is your best defense in either case.
I tend to believe the best of people when I can.
Jim
The Update:
They moved. Peace and quiet once again, although they were having a loud and terrible argument about money the last day they were packing and moving their stuff. Could hear their screaming and cursing all over the neighborhood.
Now to see who the next tenants will be...
IONH
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The Update:
They moved. Peace and quiet once again, although they were having a loud and terrible argument about money the last day they were packing and moving their stuff. Could hear their screaming and cursing all over the neighborhood.
Now to see who the next tenants will be...
Congrats then!
I didn't realize they were tenants and not owners. I think people who own will, on average and definitely not a rule, be more respectful then those who rent.
ddawg16
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Can you actually do that? I get grief from the wife every time I take a wizz next the garage. "be carefull! you're gonna end up on indecent exposure list!"
If I can wizz in my backyard without going to jail because the neighbors kid saw me I would be in heaven.
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KO
If your yard is fenced....and the 'average' person can't see you unless they go to some degree of effort to see you.
If you put up a privacy fence then there is an assumption of 'expected privacy'....unless that fence is 4' tall.
In other words...if a person is in a spot he has a right to be (his own back yard) and can see you naked....you might have a problem...but if they have to stand on something to see over the fence....they can't complain....
Just like a cop can't look over a fence to see your pot plants....but if the gate is open and he can see them from the street...fair game.
Clik
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If they're really a problem and it's not snobery on your part, loan them twenty bucks. You may never see them again. It's worked with a whole lot of freeloaders that used to frequent my garage and bug me.
OctoMan
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A neighbor of ours threw a dead oppossum in his trash can in the middle of the summer. That thing stunk up the 'hood for a week at least!
JimVonBaden
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Congrats then!
I didn't realize they were tenants and not owners. I think people who own will, on average and definitely not a rule, be more respectful then those who rent.
True!
On the other hand, owners are more prone to be bitchy about their neighbors!
Jim
IONH
Well-known member
True!
On the other hand, owners are more prone to be bitchy about their neighbors!
Jim
Also true.
Kevin54
MEMBER EMERITUS
My immediate neighbor, we may speak with each other or my wife speaks with his wife, at the most four times a year if that. The neighbor woman behind us, that I mow the pasture for....she'll call to see how things are going, or if I'm mowing and she's getting ready to mow her yard, we'll talk for two hours maybe. She is actually a person that is very enjoyable to talk to. Plus if you stay on the good side of the neighbors, then when you're gone, they may just keep an eye on the place for you. I'm not a nosy neighbor, but the wife and I are outside all of the time in the summer, so we see cars coming and going at houses that are out of the ordinary. There is an elderly woman across the road from us that if we weren't out one day, she could have lost her whole house and possibly her life in a fire.
I would much rather get along with the neighbors than to not get along with them. It's hell to live beside someone you DON'T get along with.
I would much rather get along with the neighbors than to not get along with them. It's hell to live beside someone you DON'T get along with.
VWPORSCHEGT3
Banned
or you could be like me, within the first two weeks of being moved in I dug a 6x2x3 hole in the back yard.. and leave it there.....
Fishy66
Well-known member
Take charge.
Just tell them nicely that you like your privacy. It has taken me many years and many annoying neighbors to realize this is the only option that works. Believe it or not, they will appreciate it more than you think.
Just tell them nicely that you like your privacy. It has taken me many years and many annoying neighbors to realize this is the only option that works. Believe it or not, they will appreciate it more than you think.
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True!
On the other hand, owners are more prone to be bitchy about their neighbors!
Jim
Really not true in my case - I love all my neighbors, have had only 2 renters that have caused any problems in over 32 years of my being here. One was a thief who stole from me, a one-time boyfriend of the gal who rented the place. He eventually got busted and pulled time for drug sales/possession, is out now, and has money pouring out of his pockets. Don't care if I ever see him again.
The last ones were good enough, I gave them Wally World gift cards a couple of times, Xmas, etc., because they have a (now) 18 month old son and not a whole lot of $$. Like I said previously, it wasn't them being a problem, but some of the people they hung out with.
Without being a snob, I do like to live and let live, though, don't make it a point to get involved with other people's lives, etc. I look out for my neighbors place behind me when they are gone camping or on vacation, love them dearly. When I head south, they watch out for my place too...
Love my neighbors in FL too, they look out for my place when I'm gone, and I like to "do" whatever I can do for them, too, when I'm down there.
ihateimacs
Active member
I bought a house on 2.5 acres and 2 years later the humane society purchases the property next to mine. The lots are long but not that wide. I am told that we are zoned agricultural so there's nothing we can do.
I am planning on putting up some large hedges along the property line so at least I don't have to look at it? maybe it will help with sound some too. I am thinking you should do something like this.
wjamyers
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utter genius!
IONH
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Must have missed this reply earlier.
My problem neighbor (put up a fence on that side, haven't talked to since) just got a new dog. They had one when we moved in ~6 years ago but it must have died or something as we didn't see it after a month or two of living there. Anyway, this new dog is young and barks whenever we are out back. The female neighbor would encourage the dog to bark saying "who's that over there".
My wife found an app for her Android phone which puts out a variety of high pitch tones. Found the right one and any time the dog bars, put that on and it lays down and covers its head. Problem solved as the dog is brought in with the owner left wondering "what's wrong" with their dog.
bozlymon
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JimVonBaden
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I wasn't being completely serious, though that "can" be the case. Owners tend to care more about what their neighbors are doing than rentors.
Personally I am like Kevin, I get along with all my neighbors, and think most can.
Jim
IONH
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My wife says it is called "Repellent".
Kevin54
MEMBER EMERITUS
In my inbox I see where a reply was made by a member, but the reply doesn't seem to be on here now. I won't mention the members name.
Years ago, and this goes back quite a few years, but I had a real good friend. He was the sort of person that if I was doing something, going to do something, he was right there. I worked second shif with mandatory overtime, plus it was out of town, so by the time I got home it may have been three in the morning. My friend would stop over at 7:00 in the morning to see what was on the agenda for the day. It got to the point that I was like some others, and it got to the point I was getting irritable. Some of you can relate. I snapped at him one day and basically told him I need some space, and basically to F-off for a while. So he started to come around less and less.
Good right? I ran into him on evening sitting in one of the lots where everyone cruised through, so I thought I would stop and see what he has been up to. He more or less turned his back on me.
I learned a very valuable lesson that day. It was not to turn your back on your friends because someday, the payback will hit you right between the eyes. He looked up to me because of what I was capable of doing. He had lost his dad years before, and although there was not a lot of years between us, I think in a way, I replaced a void he had in his life. He turned out to be a great guy with great kids and wife. But one can't help but think that although a person MAY appear to be a leach, there is a reason they are drawn to you. I've tried to talk to my "friend" a few times, but now he doesn't have time for me.
People come and go all of the time, but a true friend is a rarity. Most people only have just a couple real true friends in their lifetime, and the one that I had, looking back now, I basically kicked to the curb.
So before you do something like that, just think about things before you put them to words.
Years ago, and this goes back quite a few years, but I had a real good friend. He was the sort of person that if I was doing something, going to do something, he was right there. I worked second shif with mandatory overtime, plus it was out of town, so by the time I got home it may have been three in the morning. My friend would stop over at 7:00 in the morning to see what was on the agenda for the day. It got to the point that I was like some others, and it got to the point I was getting irritable. Some of you can relate. I snapped at him one day and basically told him I need some space, and basically to F-off for a while. So he started to come around less and less.
Good right? I ran into him on evening sitting in one of the lots where everyone cruised through, so I thought I would stop and see what he has been up to. He more or less turned his back on me.
I learned a very valuable lesson that day. It was not to turn your back on your friends because someday, the payback will hit you right between the eyes. He looked up to me because of what I was capable of doing. He had lost his dad years before, and although there was not a lot of years between us, I think in a way, I replaced a void he had in his life. He turned out to be a great guy with great kids and wife. But one can't help but think that although a person MAY appear to be a leach, there is a reason they are drawn to you. I've tried to talk to my "friend" a few times, but now he doesn't have time for me.
People come and go all of the time, but a true friend is a rarity. Most people only have just a couple real true friends in their lifetime, and the one that I had, looking back now, I basically kicked to the curb.
So before you do something like that, just think about things before you put them to words.
willymakeit
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X2 I could use it to.